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Fairview Lions holding annual Labor Day Extravaganza Monday
The 2017 Fairview Lions Club Labor Day parade makes its way through Fairview. (Tribune file photo)
FAIRVIEW - The Fairview Lions Club is holding its...
Cullman woman charged with arson
Kimberly Pearson (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies and investigators on Tuesday arrested a Cullman woman for second-degree arson.
Kimberly...
Hanceville man charged with rape
Dalton Brown (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
HANCEVILLE - Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) investigators on Monday arrested a Hanceville man on one charge of second-degree...
Arrest report: Aug. 27-29, 2018
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 27-29, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...
5th annual Divino Niño Festival this Saturday at the Shrine of...
HANCEVILLE - This Saturday, Sept. 1, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament near Hanceville will host a pilgrimage day for the celebration of...
‘We might become pen pals!’ Welti 3rd-grader, concerned about drugs, reaches...
Marlee Phares displays her letter, accompanied by a few Welti classmates, left to right: Pyper Turner, Lillian Horton, Aeron Pierce, Leighton McGriff and Aiden...
Homestead exemption meetings scheduled for all area senior centers
CULLMAN - Property owners older than 65 may qualify for extra savings on their property taxes. It is now time for annual registration for...
WWII veteran John Parker celebrates 100th birthday in Hanceville
World War II veteran John Parker with daughter Nancy Bates. Parker is celebrating his 100th birthday on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. (W.C. Mann for...
Ribbons cut on North Alabama Dive Center, new Payroll Services location
Business owners Eric Parker (former candidate for Cullman County Commission chairman), holding scissors, and his wife Jennifer Parker, to his left, cut the ribbons...
Cullman Police bust interstate crime ring
Left to right: Ricardo Mitchell, Jr., Dwayne Wilson, Clinton Jones, Jr. and Jennifer Kelk (Cullman Police Department)
CULLMAN - On Tuesday, good old-fashioned boots-on-the-ground police...
Arrest report: Aug. 28, 2018
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 28, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...
Pet of the Week: Wrigley the rottweiler mix needs a forever...
CULLMAN - Cullman County Animal Shelter volunteer Donna Ruttkay introduces us to The Cullman Tribune’s Pet of the Week:
Wrigley is a 1-year-old rottweiler mix....
Dollar General opens in Walter community
The Walter Dollar General opened quietly Monday morning. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
WALTER - Some might think that quiet little Walter is the...
County Commission awards bid for reconstruction at Cullman Regional Airport
Ben Harrison (right), general manager of Cullman Regional Airport, speaks to Cullman County Commission members about a bid for reconstruction at the airport. (Hayden...
‘God is still good!’
Hymnal pages were salvaged from the blaze by firefighters. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN COUNTY - “God is still good!” the Warrior Creek...
Arrest report: Aug. 27, 2018
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 27, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...
Good Hope Fire & Rescue receives money for new equipment
Good Hope Mayor Jerry Bartlett (third from left), presents a $15,000 check to Good Hope Fire & Rescue Assistant Chief Jamie Garmon (fourth from...
Cullman City Council delivers engineer’s report on troubled Heritage Village subdivision
Three residents of the Heritage Village subdivision wait to address the Cullman City Council Monday night. (W.C. for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - On Monday...
Alabama business climate ranked no. 1 in magazine survey
Gov. Kay Ivey and Topre America President Hideo Shimizu cut the ribbon on Topre’s new building, and celebrated the company’s newly-announced $80 million expansion...
Wild game, and games, at annual St. Paul’s cookout
Rev. John Bussman of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church gets soaked at the church’s fifth annual Wild Game Cookout Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. (Christy Perry...
(Update) No hydrogen cyanide at south Cullman Walgreens; freon to blame...
Firefighters stand outside Walgreens in south Cullman Sunday night after six people were taken to Cullman Regional for what was believed at the time...
Arrest report: Aug. 23-26, 2018
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 23-26, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...
(Update) Walgreens employees, firefighters treated and released after exposure to hydrogen...
Firefighters stand outside Walgreens in south Cullman Sunday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
LATEST UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/08/27/update-no-hydrogen-cyanide-south-cullman-walgreens-freon-blame-sunday-night
CULLMAN - The Walgreens at 1700 Second Ave....
Lance Self, founder and CEO of Zero RPM, named 2018 Wallace...
Lance Self is the founder and CEO and CTO of Zero RPM.
HANCEVILLE – Lance Self, founder and CEO of Cullman-based Zero RPM, has earned...
Colorful political columnist Steve Flowers visits Cullman Museum
Political columnist and Alabama Public Radio personality Steve Flowers speaks Sunday at the Cullman County Museum. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - On...
Refrigerant leak shuts down south Walgreens; employees, firefighters treated for exposure
Firefighters stand outside Walgreens in south Cullman Sunday night. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune)
LATEST UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/08/27/update-no-hydrogen-cyanide-south-cullman-walgreens-freon-blame-sunday-night
CULLMAN - The Walgreens at 1700 Second Ave....
Cullman Wee Swap fall sale coming Aug. 27-Sept. 1
CULLMAN - Cullman Wee Swap Upscale Childrenʼs Consignment’s Fall 2018 Sale will take place Monday, Aug. 27 through Saturday, Sept. 1 in Building 1...
Meet Officer John Anderson, the American Legion’s Police Officer of the...
Cullman Police Officer John Anderson (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - Cullman’s American Legion Post 4 recently awarded its Police Officer of the...
Cullman High Class of 1993 planning 25th anniversary weekend
The Cullman High School Class of 1993 is getting together for its 25th reunion the weekend of Oct. 5.
On Friday, Oct. 5, the class...
5 injured in crash in Holly Pond
A two-vehicle crash snarled traffic in Holly Pond Friday night. Five people were injured. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
HOLLY POND - Five people were...
Caring for the Caregiver: Grace Place training event equips ministry volunteers...
Robin Dill demonstrates how volunteers can help patients paint, even if they can’t hold a paintbrush. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - Grace...
Making the grade: Welti Elementary, Fairview Middle teachers named among top...
Welti Elementary faculty (Photo courtesy Gina Marie Webb)
CULLMAN - Niche.com, an online rating group described by Forbes Magazine as a kind of “Yelp” for...
West Point’s musical theater program continues under new directors
West Point’s theater department performed Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” in the spring. Shown left to right: Wardrobe (Jamie Myers), Cogsworth (Brendan Williamson), Chip...
$5 Jewelry & Accessories Sale Sept. 13-14 at Cullman Regional to...
CULLMAN - Cullman Regional Hospice and its fundraising arm, Hospice of Cullman County, Inc. are partnering with Masquerade Fundraising on Thursday, Sept. 13 from...
Hanceville amends zoning ordinance, prepares to act on neighborhood issues
The Hanceville City Council on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
HANCEVILLE - On Thursday evening, the Hanceville City Council worked...
Cullman Regional to offer minimally invasive robotic surgery beginning in October
The da Vinci Xi Surgical System, left to right: the da Vinci Xi robot, vision cart and surgeon’s console
Cullman Regional needs the community’s help...
Local churches deliver gifts of food to children at Vinemont Schools
Vinemont Baptist Church children and youth at the congregation’s “Christmas in August” breakfast. (Photo courtesy Ann Irani, Vinemont Baptist Church)
VINEMONT - Students at Vinemont...
ELECTION 2018: Stadthagen now only candidate on ballot for House District...
Scott Stadthagen (Courtesy of Scott Stadthagen for State Representative District 9 on Facebook)
MONTGOMERY - After Democrat Terrie Jones Savage withdrew from her race against...
Arrest report: Aug. 20-22, 2018
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 20-22, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...
Brittany Wagner, formerly of Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U,’ speaks at WSCC...
Adrian Scott, left, was named the 2018 Wallace State Employee of the Year. Scott, the department chair of the Art/Visual Arts Communications program, has...
Building on tradition: Hanceville’s Bulldog Wall of Fame to debut Friday...
Local artist Jack Tupper works on the Bulldog Wall of Fame at Hanceville High School. The inaugural Bulldog Wall of Fame induction ceremony will...
Garden City talks law enforcement; applications being accepted for town clerk
Garden City Mayor Tim Eskew and Mayor Pro-Tem Scott Arnold at this week’s meeting of the Garden City Town Council (Christy Perry for The...
‘We’re not giving in; we are digging in’
Warrior Creek Missionary Baptist Church was destroyed by fire Tuesday night, Aug. 21, 2018. The original structure was built in 1857. (Christy Perry for...
Cold Springs, Parkside Elementary Schools win state awards for reading
Parkside Elementary School (Tribune file photo)
MONTGOMERY - Cold Springs Elementary School and Parkside Elementary School have been named among 50 schools across the state...
Arrest report: Aug. 21, 2018
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 21, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...
Pet of the Week: help Gus find a happy ending to...
CULLMAN - Cullman County Animal Shelter volunteer Donna Ruttkay introduces us to The Cullman Tribune’s Pet of the Week:
Gus is a 5-year-old pit bull...
2nd Annual Bernard Blues and BBQ Festival coming Sept. 8-9
Sweet Licks Dixieland Jazz, seen here at 2017's festival, will perform from 10 a.m.-noon on Sunday, Sept. 9.
CULLMAN - The second annual Bernard Blues...
Tree commission reports on storm damage, ‘urban decay’
CULLMAN - The Cullman Tree Commission held its regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 21 at Cullman City Hall. Chairman Everett Wier and members Peggy...
City school board reviews proposed 2018-19 budget
Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson, center, presented Aaron Sparks and Principal Kim Hall a Cullman County PALS Beautification Award for Cullman High School.
CULLMAN - On...
Fairview woman charged with trafficking hydrocodone
Kim Mardis (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
FAIRVIEW - Agents with the Cullman Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) last Thursday arrested Kim Nunnelley Mardis, 54, of Fairview.
Mardis...
Arrest report: Aug. 20, 2018
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 20, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...
Friends ride to remember Wayne Mills
Gary “Sarge” Sargeant, top left, owner of Hawg Engineering, gets ready to ride in memory of his friend, slain country music star Wayne Mills,...
Cullman DHR Foster Care Expo draws prospective parents
In the kids’ activity area outside, Circuit Judge Gregory Nicholas demonstrates his cotton candy skills.
CULLMAN - On Saturday morning, around 100 current and prospective...
West Point receives favorable audit, discusses placement of food pantry
CPA Tony Turbyfill (left), of Segroves & Brewer, PC, goes over the Town's audit with the West Point Town Council during its meeting Monday...
Berlin swears in 5th and final council member
Bud Reed is sworn in to the Berlin Town Council, Place 5 by Notary Jane Bates during the Berlin Town Council's August meeting Monday...
Warrior Marching Band preparing upbeat show with new director
West Point High School Warrior Marching Band percussionists play during their band camp at West Point High School.
WEST POINT – The West Point High...
Dozens graduate WSCC Nursing program; applications for Spring 2019 being accepted
Wallace State Nursing graduates Terry Beasley and Hannah Vandiver light their lamps in advance of taking the Nightingale Pledge.
HANCEVILLE - More than 70 students...
Father Bernard Denson, O.S.B., ordained to the priesthood
L-R: Deacon Rhodes Bolster, Bishop Robert Baker, Father Bernard Denson, Abbot Cletus Meagher, Deacon Justin Ward
CULLMAN - On Saturday, July 21, the monastic community...
Arrest report: Aug. 16-19, 2018
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 16-19, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...
WSCC Theatre: ‘Mary Poppins’ auditions Aug. 27 for kids ages 9-14
“Mary Poppins” (Walt Disney Pictures/Photofest)
HANCEVILLE - The Wallace State Community College Theatre program will host auditions for the roles of Jane and Michael Banks...
Southeast Gassers roar through Baileyton Dragstrip
Gassers race during the Southeast Gassers Association Return to 1967 Championship Drag Race at the Baileyton “Good Time” Dragstrip Saturday.
BAILEYTON – Hundreds of racers...
Vinemont High School Class of 1988 30th Reunion
The Vinemont High School Class of 1988 will hold its 30th Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. at the All Steak. The...
Trevor Slayton graduates U.S. Air Force basic military training
Trevor Slayton
United States Air Force Airman Trevor M. Slayton recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman...
Cullman Community Theatre returns with ‘The Music Man’
Tyler Skinner (as Harold Hill) and Sarah Jane Skinner (as Marian Paroo), center, during Saturday’s matinee performance of the Cullman Community Theatre’s production of...
Cullman-area vendors invited to showcase goods at Tractor Supply’s Fall Farmers...
CULLMAN - Tractor Supply Company in Cullman is inviting all local growers, crafters and artisans to showcase their homemade and homegrown goods at its Fall...
Meek High School Band of Champions planning royal halftime show
A member of the Meek High School Band of Champions plays drums during after-school band practice at Meek High School
ARLEY - Meek High School's...
Addison marching band plans to rock halftime
Jim Head (left), Addison High School band director, helps tune students during after-school band practice at Addison High School.
ADDISON - Addison High School...
Plunkett, McCain headline community luncheon
Hanceville High School Head Football Coach Cody McCain speaks to community members during the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce’s August Community Luncheon Friday at...
Bus tour spotlights United Way agencies’ role in our community
Sarea, a student of HOPE Horses, Inc., rides Prince, a 24-year-old quarter horse, during her session on Thursday. (Christy Perry for The Tribune)
CULLMAN -...
Forum: What’s needed to attract workers to Cullman County?
Albert von Pelser (center), Cullman Chamber Talent Recruitment Taskforce member and plant manager at REHAU, speaks to community members during the Cullman Area Community...
Aderholt challenger Lee Auman meets with Cullman area constituents
Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, Lee Auman, speaks at a town hall meeting at the Cullman Civic Center Thursday evening. (Christy Perry...
Arrest report: Aug. 16, 2018
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 16, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...
2019 Farm-City calendars, featuring local student’s art, available for pre-order
This poster, drawn by West Point Elementary School’s Lyric Antone, is featured in the 2019 Farm-City calendar. (Alfa Farmers)
MONTGOMERY - Alabama Farm-City 2019 calendars...
Aggie Band adds electronics for this fall’s marching season
Fairview High School band members line up while practicing marching during their band camp at Fairview High School. (Hayden Hyatt for The Tribune)
FAIRVIEW –...
Cullman County Republican Women welcome AL Supreme Court Associate Justice Tom...
Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Tom Parker speaks to the Cullman County Republican Women this week. (Heather Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - The Cullman...
Holly Pond Bronco Band prepares to perform familiar hits
Holly Pond High School band members practice their half-time show during band camp at Holly Pond High School. (Hayden Hyatt for The Tribune)
HOLLY POND...
Hanceville man charged in rape of minor child
Francisco Martinez (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
Updated 8-16-18 at 4:14 p.m.
Late Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Cullman County Sheriff's Office said that investigators have...
St. Bernard Prep begins new school year with renovations, 3 new...
Left to right: Will Drake, Jennifer Glassford and Michael Kastner
CULLMAN - Students at St. Bernard Prep School arrived on campus on Sunday, Aug. 12,...
Arrest report: Aug. 13-15, 2018
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 13-15, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...
CCBOE holds first budget hearing for fiscal year 2019
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) this week at its regular meeting heard from Ed Roberson, chief financial officer, who conducted...
First look: planning underway for Cullman’s annual Veterans Day Celebration on...
Reenactors from Wallace State portray various World War II figures at a press conference for this year’s Cullman Veterans Day Celebration. The press event...
‘Modern-day general store’ Ashley Mercantile opens in Warehouse District
Sherrie Ashley, left, and Ryne Ashley, right, stand behind the counter on Wednesday, opening day of Ryne and Heather Ashley’s new store Ashley Mercantile....
Lavish Boutique opens in Warehouse District
Lavish Boutique is located in the Warehouse District, in the old Rumors Deli location. (Andrew Cryer for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - Lavish Boutique officially opened...
Cullman County DHR hosting Foster Care Expo this Saturday
Earlier this year, pinwheels representing Cullman County foster kids covered the front lawn of the DHR office. (Tribune file photo)
CULLMAN - This Saturday, the...
Maresh denied youthful offender status in Osborn murder, implicated co-defendant in...
Andrew Maresh, who was arrested for the murder of Daniel Ray Osborn II in March, on Tuesday was denied youthful offender status in the...
Colony council looks to future development for the town
The Colony Town Council on Tuesday evening discussed plans for town development. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
COLONY - On Tuesday evening, the Colony Town...
Arrest report: Aug. 14, 2018
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 14, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...
Vinemont council approves changes to community center rental pricing
Vinemont Town Council members discuss town business during Tuesday night’s meeting. (Hayden Hyatt for The Tribune)
VINEMONT – Tuesday evening, members of the Vinemont Town...
Cullman woman, Arab man charged with capital murder in death of...
Kristen Gullion, left, and Zachary Phillips, right (WVTM13)
BIRMINGHAM - A Cullman woman and Arab man have been charged in connection with the death of...
County Commission approves new method of collecting delinquent property taxes
Cullman County Revenue Commissioner Barry Willingham, right, on Tuesday speaks to the Cullman County Commission about a new method for collecting delinquent property tax....
Pet of the Week: Help Nimbo find his forever home
CULLMAN - Cullman County Animal Shelter volunteer Donna Ruttkay introduces us to The Cullman Tribune’s Pet of the Week.
If you were at the Furry...
Arrest report: Aug. 13, 2018
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 13, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...
Cullman’s Friends of Frankweiler hear from students about recent trip to...
Cullman’s Lexie Marks, left, and Kevin Killen, right, recently visited Germany as ambassadors for Cullman’s Friends of Frankweiler. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN -...
Gudger steps down; Jenny Folsom now Cullman City Council president
Garlan Gudger passes the gavel to Dr. Jenny Folsom at Monday night's Cullman City Council meeting. Alabama Senator-elect Gudger stepped down as president of...
CCSO arrests 2 for crimes against children in separate cases
James Hinman, left; Brandon Combs, right (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - Investigators with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested two men, in separate...
Van crashes into Baileyton Dollar General
A van crashed through the front of the Baileyton Dollar General early Monday morning. (Heather Mann for The Tribune)
BAILEYTON - A van crashed into...
ELECTION 2018: Stadthagen poised to win House District 9 seat after...
Republican candidate for Alabama House of Representatives District 9, Scott Stadthagen, speaks at his campaign kick-off rally in Hartselle in June 2017. (Tribune file...
Arrest report: Aug. 9-12, 2018
CULLMAN - Below are the arrests reported for Aug. 9-12, 2018. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA = failure...
3 St. Bernard Abbey monks profess solemn vows
Br. Dominic Lee, Abbot Cletus Meagher, Br. Pachomius Alvarado, and Br. Paschal Pautler
CULLMAN - It was a grand celebration at St. Bernard Abbey on...
Jack Aces show raises more than $4K for nonprofit; club fund-raises...
Jack Aces President Derrick Barton (Christy Perry for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - Car and motorcycle enthusiasts filled the street near Moe’s Original BBQ in downtown...



















































































































